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Former WWE stars who John Cena name-dropped during his pipebomb promo on SmackDown appear to have responded to these mentions.<\/p>\n
After laying CM Punk out towards the end of the June 20 episode, John Cena cut a promo very reminiscent to Punk\u2019s 2011 pipe bomb promo<\/a>.<\/p>\n While Punk broke the fourth wall to wave hello to Colt Cabana in 2011, Cena instead said hello to three former WWE names, Matt Cardona, TNA Wrestling\u2019s Nic Nemeth, and AEW\u2019s Claudio Castagnoli.<\/p>\n These three stars all appear to have acknowledged this segment, with Matt Cardona\u2019s message being the most straight-forward.<\/p>\n The former Zack Ryder took to Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> to write:<\/p>\n Hey @JohnCena<\/p>\n Nic Nemeth instead reacted with a GIF from the TV show Archer, reading<\/a>:<\/p>\n Danger Zoneeeeee<\/p>\n Perhaps the cleverest nod was from AEW\u2019s Claudio Castagnoli, who posted a photo of his coffee<\/a> with the caption:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4a \u2615\ufe0f<\/p>\n While this looks like an unrelated post at first glance, this comes after Seth Rollins recently revealing<\/a> that he is in a coffee group chat with both John Cena and Claudio Castagnoli, where the trio recommend the best spots to each other.<\/p>\n Given that this post is the first coffee photo Castagnoli has posted that wasn\u2019t an advert for his Claudio\u2019s Cafe brand since October 2024, it does appear to be a nod to his coffee-loving friend, who happens to also be the WWE Champion.<\/p>\n John Cena will put his gold on the line against CM Punk at Night of Champions on June 28.<\/p>\n For the latest updates on John Cena amid his retirement tour, click here.<\/p>\n Hey @JohnCena<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) June 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n pic.twitter.com\/lmwKMJU01e<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nic Nemeth (@NicTNemeth) June 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \ud83d\udc4a \u2615\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/sptOZdrKwS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Swiss (@ClaudioCSRO) June 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n To make sure you stay up to date with all the biggest wrestling and WrestleTalk news, follow us on Threads by clicking this link<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n 12 hours ago by Sanchez Taylor<\/p>\n Share this article with friends<\/p>\n \n
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